Cooking apparatus



'('No Model.)

J. VERNON.

COOKING APPARATUS.

No. 349,288. Patented Se-pt. 14, 1886.

W'JTJVESSES I A M 421 l ,3 1B

fr' ./ttorneys N. PETERS, Phulo-Likhogmpher. Walhivlglun. D. C.

NITED STATES PATENT OEEIOE.

COOKING APPARATUS.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent No.349,288, dated September14, 1886.

4 Application led March 22, 1886. Serial No. 196,188. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Beit known that l,JosErH VERNON, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Ava lon, in the county ot' Livingston, and State ofMissouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in CookingApparatus; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part ot' thisspecification, and in whichp y Figure l is a longitudinal verticalsectional view of my improved cooking apparatus. Fig. 2 is a transversesection oi' the same'. Fig. 3 is a top view of the lowerv section orchamber; and Fig. 4 is a side view of the apparatus. v

Similar letters ol reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures.

My invention has relation to that class of cooking apparatus in 4whichwater is contained in the lower section or chamber ot' the appa- -atus,and a number of sections or chambers containing the vessels containingthe vfood are placed above the lower section; and it consists in theimproved construction and combination ot' parts ot' such a device orapparatus, as hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter A indicates the lowercompartment, which is formed with a bottom, B, having a depressedportion, O, for fitting into the :fire hole or holes ot' the stove orrange. The lower edge ofthe sides of the vessel or section is formedwith a bead or bulged portion, D, which ire-enforces the said edge, andprevents dents or leaks from being made in the edge from rough usage ofthe apparatus. The ends of the section or compartment are provided withears E E, by means ot' which the section may be lifted, and one side ofthe section is provided with an inclined spout near the upper edge,through which spout, F,water may be poured into the section, ifrequired, the open end ofthe spout being covered by a hinged lid orcover, G. The upper edge of the section is beveled inward, and notchedrests II are secured to the insides ofthe sides of the section near theupper edge for the reception of the ends of removable crosspieces I,which may support the cookingvessels, the ends of the central crosspiecebeing dovetailed and the notches correspondingly shaped, as shown at Jand K, for the purpose. of retaining the said cross-piece securely, thegreater strain coming upon this piece, which supports the inner sides ofboth thevessels. The vessels L are provided with ears or flanges M upontheir sides, with which flanges they may rest upon the crosspieces, andbails N, having bends or notches O in their middles for the retentionoil the pot-hook, are pivoted at their ends to the sides of the vessels,which are preferably square or rectangular and formed with round cornersand provided with covers P. The up per section or compartment, Q, isformed with a bead, R, at the lower edges and with beveled loweredges,S, and the upper edges of this section are cut off straight, andthis section is provided with rigid cross bars or pieces T, upon whichthe vessels are supported in the same manner as in the lower section.The intermediate section or sections, any number of sections being ableto be interposed between the upper and lower sections, are formed withbeveled lower edge, U, which may fit into the upper edge of the lowersection, and the upper edge of the section, lettered V in the drawings,is beveled upon the inner side, as shown at lV, for the purpose ot'receiving the beveled edge of the section above. The intermediatesection is provided with cooking-vesselssupported upon cross bars orpieces X. The upper 'and intermediate sections are further provided witha transverse brace-piece, D', near the bottom.

The lid or cover for the apparatus is formed with adownwardly-projecting lian ge, Y, upon its under side near the edge, andthis ilange will retain the cover Z in place upon any of the sections.The cover is provided with a 4 hollow handle, A', opening at its endsthrough the cover, and two apertures,B B,in the cover register with thetops of the cooking-vessels in the compartment which it covers, and areprovided with pivoted covers C. The cover iits with its flat under sidetightly upon the upper edges of the cooking-vessels in the uppercompartment, the covers of said vessels being removed, and theperforations or aper tures in the cover will allow the steam or fumesICO f rom said vessels under the eover to escape, so that their contentsmay be Cooked perfectly dry.

Vhen the apparatus is to be used l'or eooking, as many sections as arerequired may be placed upon eaeh other, the lower section being halflledwith Water, and the steam generated in thelower eompartnient or sectionwill ascend and oook the food eontained in the vessels, the covers ot'which will prevent the steam trom entering` them. The steam ascendingwill pass into and through the hollow handle, Where it will beCondensed, andthe water formed by this Condensation will drop down intothe lower Compartment., feedingr the said eompartment, and it' the waterin thelower eompartment be evaporated, the eompartment may have itssupplyreplenished through the spout in its side. \Vhen theeooking-vessels and the eross-pieees have been re` moved from the lowerCompartment, the said eompartment may be used as a wash-boiler.

Having' thus described my invention, l elai 1n and desire to seeure byLetters latent of the United Statesl. Ina Steani-eookingapparatus, theeombination ot` a steamgenerating vessel eontaining' the cooking-vesselsand generating the steam, with a eover having ahollow handle, both endsot' which open through the eover into said Compartment, as and i'or thepurpose shown and set i'orth.

2. ln a steameooking apparatus, the combi nation ot' a steam-generati ngvessel containingl Cooking-vessels having their upper edges flush withthe upper edges ot'the compartment, with a eover tting iiat upon theedge of the eoinpartment and upon the edges et' the eooliingvessels andprovided with apertures above eaeh vessel having suitable eovers, as andl'or the purpose shown and set forth.

3. Ina steam-eooking apparatus, the eombination ot'a steamgenerating`vessel provided with. removable eroSs-pieees near the ends and at themiddle, melting-vessels provided with flanges upon their sides andresting` side by side in said compartment, and a eover` substantially asand for the purpose set forth.

In testimonythatl elailn the tbregoing as my own I havehereunto atlixedmy signature in presenee ol` two witnesses.

J OSEPII VERNON.

lit nesses:

SMIL. H. SKINNNR, S'rnrnnN W. BAUG n.

